Nintendo’s Switch Lite is mired in legal trouble just a week after launch. Although JoyCon drift was a widely known and reported problem, Nintendo did not make efforts to fix it, resulting in a class-action lawsuit over the faulty parts. The pressure forced the company to reportedly start offering free JoyCon repairs. Despite its repair […]
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HP Spectre x360 10th-gen Intel CPUs, 4K OLED display
HP has been tweaking its popular Spectre x360 convertible lineup with a new 13-inch model. While the new x360 maintains the overall look of its predecessor, it’s 13 percent smaller. It also has less noticeable display bezels, with the top half of the computer featuring a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio where the 2018 model was […]
YouTube TV is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices
Amazon reinstated support for YouTube on its Fire TV platform in July, while Google enabled Amazon Prime video streaming through Chromecast devices. In the latest development, YouTube TV is available on Amazon’s Fire TV platform, meaning users can stream live television and use an unlimited cloud-based DVR. YouTube TV aims to replace traditional cable TV […]
Atari VCS to offer thousands of retro games via Antstream Arcade partnership
Atari revealed today that Antstream Arcade will to bring thousands of retro games to Atari VCS console when the system launches in March 2020. Atari’s upcoming VCS is one of the more intriguing console launches on the horizon, partially because… well, we still don’t know much about the platform or the planned library of games. […]
Google faces scrutiny from Congress, over plans to encrypt DNS
Google’s plans to use a new Internet Protocol has raised concerns among congressional antitrust investigators who worry it could give the company an unfair competitive advantage, The Wall Street Journal has learned that the House Judiciary Committee is investigating Google’s plans to implement DNS over TLS in Chrome, while the Justice Department has “recently received […]
SpaceX plan for in-orbit Starship refueling a second Starship
During an update on the SpaceX Starship program, Elon Musk showed off a brief clip that explained part of the plan for using these vehicles to reach Mars. It involved a Starship in orbit around Earth, meeting a similarly-sized vehicle to refuel before it goes on the long trip to another planet. Musk has long […]
Apple Watch Series 5 review
Good Always-on display More storage WatchOS 6 brings decent upgrades Bad Too similar to Apple Watch 4 Battery life poorer Always-on display too bright at night The Apple Watch Series 5 is another step of Apple’s relentless pace at the head of the smartwatch pack. The new model takes everything that made the Apple Watch […]
Google Assistant is now available for most Chromebooks
Google Assistant support was first introduced to Chrome OS with the original Pixelbook back in 2017, but it hasn’t really rolled out to any other non-Google Chromebook devices as of yet, remaining mostly exclusive to the Pixelbook and the Pixel Slate. Now, with Chrome OS 77, the Google Assistant is making its way to more […]
Apple’s 7th-gen iPad teardown
ow in its seventh generation, the “most popular” iPad that Apple sells has grown from 9.7- to 10.2-inches, ships with iPadOS and added a connector to support the company’s still-pricey keyboard add-on. iFixit has attacked the new model with their assortment of tools, and found that despite the new size, inside it’s still very similar […]
YouTube Music will come pre-installed on all Android 10 phones
YouTube Music will come pre-installed on all new Android smartphones that ship with Android 10 and Android 9 Pie. As part of their licensing agreement with Google, many Android phone makers are required to preinstall a number of first-party apps. Now they’ll have to bundle YouTube Music with every new Android 10 device. This will […]
Galaxy Fold breaks in just 27 hours
Samsung’s revised Galaxy Fold smartphone is out in the US. One day in and well, things aren’t looking so good. Brian Heater with TechCrunch received a review unit directly from Samsung. After roughly 27 hours with the device, however, he noticed a “brightly colored, amorphous blob” in the center of the screen. That’s right, after […]
Apple drops iOS 13.1.1 with fixes for Siri, battery drain, restoring from a backup and more
Earlier this week, Apple alerted customers that third-party keyboards on iOS 13 could gain “full access” and transfer data over the internet even without user permission, and now the company has already released an update to fix it. iOS 13.1.1 is rolling out now. iOS 13.1.1 includes a handful of bug fixes and improvements. Highlights […]
Apple will reportedly release its films in theaters weeks before they come to Apple TV Plus
People might be able to trek out to theaters to see some of Apple’s biggest movies before they hit Apple TV Plus. Apple is reportedly going to pursue a traditional theatrical release plan. Sources familiar with the matter recently told The Wall Street Journal that Apple plans to debut its original feature-length films in theaters […]
OnePlus 7T news and features
The OnePlus 7T is quite the upgrade over the standard OnePlus 7, sporting a larger 6.55in display, a bigger battery, improved camera setup and 30W fast charging support. The design is subtle but eye-catching, enhanced by the fourth-gen frosted matte glass finish. But while it’s an incredible bit of kit, a handful of bugs and […]
Cloudflare’s free mobile VPN is now available in its 1.1.1.1 app
Cloudflare today released the free VPN add-on, called Warp, for its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver mobile app for all users, following the initial announcement back in April. Cloudflare is also launching a paid version, Warp Plus, that uses Cloudflare’s Argo technology, which promises additional speed and security. From our previous coverage, here’s how the free Warp […]















